Cancer Maintenance Therapy

$17,200 of $12,000 goal
Given by 78 generous donors in around 5 months

To help fund the initial sessions of Michael's vital cancer maintenance therapy.

Wellington

Michael has completed his chemotherapy course and his Follicular Non Hodgkin Lymphoma has successfully regressed, but it's indolent nature means that it begins to grow again now that the chemo is over. The maintenance therapy is a vital two-year programme that sees Michael having the drug Rituximab administered intravenously every 8 weeks. It targets the cancer cells and keeps beating the lymphoma back, and it is proven to prolong the period between major treatment courses. It is sadly not publicly funded in New Zealand.

Jennifer Pattison's involvement (page creator)

We have family and friends that would like to support us, and who have asked us to set up this page. We have already received very welcome and much-needed support from many friends in New Zealand and the UK, and this page isn't for them - they have already done so much and we are very grateful for the incredible and overwhelming support that we have already received. Thank you.

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Latest update

Second Maintenance Therapy  10 May 2016

Michael completed his second maintenance therapy last week, funded entirely through this page, and yesterday we received some good news. We met with the oncologist to receive the results of the 3-month post-chemo CT scan, and there is no evidence of disease anywhere, and some reduction in a remaining mass in the mediastinal region which indicates that that mass is most likely residual scar tissue from the most problematic tumour. Being able to have the maintenance therapy here is such a positive action, and it's doing its job of keeping the FNHL at bay. We remain so incredibly grateful to everyone who has donated. Thank you so much from all 4 of us. We have one further treatment here in early July, thanks to your donations, before we return to Norfolk in the first instance to continue treatment. No doubt a long journey ahead, but such a positive start. Thank you. x

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Latest donations

Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 01 Jun 2016
Glad to see such positive news!
$200
Kate
Kate on 12 May 2016
It's good to hear the latest news!
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Laurel, Laurie, Evie and Albie xxxx
Laurel, Laurie, Evie and Albie xxxx on 18 Mar 2016
So sorry for not seeing this sooner. Sending lots of love to you all. L, L, E & A xxxx
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Uncle Cecil
Uncle Cecil on 07 Mar 2016
Hope you're feeling better Michael. xxx
$485
Laurie Gillett & The Snowdens
Laurie Gillett & The Snowdens on 05 Mar 2016
With much love from us all xxx
$500

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This campaign started on 4 Feb 2016 and ended on 30 Jun 2016.